BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Senators announced today that they have signed left wing Connor Shields to a professional try-out contract.

Shields, 26, appeared in 70 games this season with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL where he led the team in points with 62 (28 goals, 34 assists) and amassed 56 penalty minutes.

The Edmonton, Alberta native appeared in the 2010 ECHL All-Star game on Jan. 20, notching two points (one goal, one assist) for the American Conference.

Shields appeared in one game with the Norfolk Admirals on Jan. 6 (a 5-4 Admirals victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton), recording no points and ending the evening with a plus-minus ranking of plus-one.

In 2008-09, Shields completed his senior season at Dartmouth College, where he finished ranked second overall on the team in goals with nine. In four seasons with the Big Green, Shields recorded 49 points (19 goals, 30 assists) in 105 career collegiate games.

The Binghamton Senators travel to Glens Falls, N.Y. to face the Adirondack Phantoms on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Fans can listen live on 680 WINR-AM or 1430 WENE-AM beginning 30 minutes before game time for Countdown to Faceoff with Grady Whittenburg, the voice of the B-Sens.